Exposition of Genesis 1-11

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Exposition of Genesis 1-11

• Gen 11-23

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Background on the Book of Genesis
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Title, Date, and Purpose of Genesis

• Hebrew Title tyviarEB., In the beginning
• Genesis covers events from creation to the death
  of Joseph (c. 1805 BC).
• Moses wrote this book to provide Israel with an
  account of the beginnings of the universe, as
  well as her own beginning as a nation.
• The book includes such important beginnings as
  marriage, languages, nations, sin, and worship.

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The Overall Structure of Genesis

• Key Word tdol.AT, The generations of...
• the Heavens and the Earth (24 426)
• Adam (51 68)
• Noah (69 927)
• Sons of Noah (101 1110)
• Shem (1110-26)
• Terah (1127 2511)
• Ishmael (2512-18)
• Isaac (2519 3529)
• Esau (361 371)
• Jacob (372 5014)

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The Role and Structure of Gen 1-11

• Genesis 1 11 provides the background for the
  initiation of Gods plan of redemption with the
  Abrahamic Covenant and is organized around 4 key
  events
• Creation (Gen 1 2)
• Fall of Man and its Aftermath (Gen 3 4)
• Noah and the Flood (Gen 5 9)
• Nations (Gen 10 11)

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The Role and Structure of Gen 1-11

• Genesis 1 11 provides the background for the
  initiation of Gods plan of redemption with the
  Abrahamic Covenant and is organized around 4 key
  events
• Creation (Gen 1 2)
• Fall of Man and its Aftermath (Gen 3 4)
• Noah and the Flood (Gen 5 9)
• Nations (Gen 10 11)

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In the Beginning...Gen 11-2

• There was a time when the universe did not exist
  (Psa 902 Jn 175, 24 Eph 14 1 Pet 120).
• If v. 2 speaks of the earth as already in
  existence, then v. 1 must refer to its creation!
  The two verses are tightly connected and are part
  of Day 1, not just a heading.
• The Hebrew verb ar"B' is used only of God's
  activity and is thus a purely theological term.
  This distinctive use of the word is especially
  appropriate to the concept of creation by divine
  flat (TWOT).

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Hebrew Text of Gen 11-3

• rlta'h' taewgt yImV'h tae yhila/ ar"B'
  tyviarEB. 1
• xWrwgt Aht. ynEP.-l v,xowgt Whbow" Whto
  ht'ygth' rlta'h'wgt 2
• yIM'h ynEP.-l tp,x,rm. yhila/
• rAa-yhiygtw rAa yhiygt yhila/ rm,aYOw 3

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Repeated Words in Gen 13 23
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Forming and Filling Gen 13-23

• Days 1 3 Forming by Separation
• Day 1 light from darkness
• Day 2 waters below from waters above
• Day 3 dry land from seas vegetation
• And God saw that it was good (Gen 112).

• Days 4 6 Filling for Habitation
• Day 4 lights in the expanse for signs, seasons,
  days, and years
• Day 5 water creatures and birds
• Day 6 land animals and man
• And God saw all that He had made, and behold, it
  was very good (Gen 131).

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CreationPart II

• Gen 124 23